About AutoProff Tech team
At AutoProff, we're on a mission to make software delivery as smooth as a convertible ride on a sunny day for the development teams. We believe in empowering engineering teams to hit the accelerator and embrace a "you build it, you run it" mindset. Our conversations revolve around scalability, resilience, and all the fun stuff that makes cloud infrastructure exciting. Plus, we're all about self-service and fostering a product mindset to turbocharge our teams. And hey, diversity isn't just a buzzword here; it's our secret sauce for success!
About the role
The role of Senior Platform Engineer at AutoProff offers a stimulating career through the evolving digital landscape, characterized by strategic planning, solution architecture, and effective production observability.
This position encompasses a diverse weekly agenda that not only includes technical challenges but also team collaboration and achievements. As a central figure within the engineering department, you will actively engage with various teams and squads, providing essential support, guidance, and feedback.
Your role is crucial in leveraging this feedback to enhance platform products and services, ensuring they are optimally designed and fine-tuned to meet the specific needs of the squads. By fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation, you will help propel the organization towards achieving excellence in its technological endeavors.
Let's dive into your key responsibilities, you will
- Oversee the reliability and operational performance of products within your domain, driving continuous improvement and innovation
- Collaborate with various teams to accelerate problem resolution and promote a culture of rapid and effective response
- Develop and enhance tools and frameworks that simplify software development processes and increase team productivity
- Provide mentorship and support to peers, fostering a supportive and engaging team environment
The need-to-have skills
- Platform Engineering and Developer Experience (DevEx) Enablement: Demonstrated ability in enhancing the Developer Experience by deploying effective tooling and platform products that empower development teams, aligned with best practices in platform engineering.
- Guidance in Advanced Architectural Patterns: Proven capability in supporting development teams with platform products, services, cloud-native and serverless solutions.
- Infrastructure as Code: Extensive experience in Infrastructure as Code and Continuous Delivery with mandatory proficiency in Terraform and a strong preference for knowledge of AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK).
- AWS Cloud Services Proficiency: In-depth expertise in AWS cloud services, demonstrating robust skills in platform engineering and the strategic application of design patterns.
- Core IaaS Components Knowledge: Solid understanding of fundamental IaaS components, including compute, storage, and networking, ensuring a robust infrastructure setup.
- CI/CD Implementation Skills: Proficient in deploying CI/CD solutions, ideally with GitHub Actions.
The nice-to-have skills
- Advanced Architecture Concepts: Experience in supporting teams implementing microservices architecture, event-sourcing communication, and data platform.
- Observability Skills: Experience with observability tools such as New Relic, enhancing capability to oversee and optimize platform performance.
Join the AUTOproff crew, where every day is an adventure and the cloud is the limit. Buckle up and let's ride into the future together! 🚀
About AutoProff
AutoProff is a fully transparent digital B2B vehicle platform where professionals can seamlessly and securely sell and buy vehicles directly via AutoProff’s online auction, with a unique range of integrated on-demand trading services (including on-site car appraisal, wholesale price guidance, guaranteed minimum pricing, secure escrow-based transactions/payment, car transportation etc.) or sell cars via AutoProff’s fully managed, end-to-end selling service.
AutoProff also provides C2B web solutions for dealerships, internal digital trading solutions for larger dealership groups and their ecosystems, as well as dedicated enterprise solutions for leasing, rental and insurance firms. More information on www.autoproff.com
We employ +140 enthusiastic professionals across our offices in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Germany. In 2021, we posted revenues of more than DKK 750 million and we have been profitable since our inception.
In August 2022, AutoScout24, the leading specialized pan-European online car marketplace, acquired the majority stake in AutoProff. The partnership supports a rapid expansion of AutoProff’s solutions across Europe and enable the creation of Europe’s first fully integrated C2B-B2B-B2C used car trading solution. More information on www.autoscout24.de.
